Hejaz Railway

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The Hejaz Railway was an early 20th-century Ottoman narrow-gauge railway built to connect Damascus with the holy cities of the Hejaz, notably facilitating Muslim pilgrimage to Medina.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman infrastructure project
narrow-gauge railway
railway line
builtBy Ottoman Empire
builtFor Hajj pilgrims
completedIn 1908
connects Amman
Damascus
Ma’an
surface form: Ma'an

Medina
constructionStartDate 1900
country Ottoman Empire
currentStatus largely defunct in Saudi Arabia
partially operational in Jordan
endPoint Medina
fundingSource donations from Muslims across the Ottoman Empire
donations from Muslims outside the Ottoman Empire
gauge 1050 mm
3 ft 5 11⁄32 in
hasSuccessor Hejaz Railway self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jordan Hejaz Railway

Hejaz Railway self-linksurface differs
surface form: Syrian Hejaz Railway
heritageStatus considered an important industrial heritage site
historicalPeriod late Ottoman period
inception 1900
languageOfOfficialName Ottoman Turkish
length approximately 1300 km
locatedIn Hejaz
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Syria
namedAfter Hejaz
notableStation Amman station
Damascus al-Hijaz railway station
Ma'an station
Medina station
openedForService 1908
openingDate 1908
partiallyDestroyedDuring Arab Revolt
World War I
patron Sultan Abdul Hamid II
primaryPurpose facilitating Muslim pilgrimage to Medina
improving military logistics for the Ottoman Empire
strengthening Ottoman control over the Hejaz region
religiousSignificance served pilgrims traveling to the holy cities of Islam
startPoint Damascus
subjectOf Arab Revolt sabotage operations
terminus Damascus
Medina
trackType single track
usedDuring World War I

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Hejaz historicalRoute Hejaz Railway
Palestine Railways connectedTo Hejaz Railway
this entity surface form: Hejaz Railway remnants
Sultan Abdul Hamid II knownFor Hejaz Railway
subject surface form: Abdul Hamid II
this entity surface form: Hejaz Railway project
Haydarpaşa Railway Station servedAsTerminusFor Hejaz Railway
this entity surface form: Hejaz Railway connection
Hejaz Railway hasSuccessor Hejaz Railway self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jordan Hejaz Railway
Hejaz Railway hasSuccessor Hejaz Railway self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Syrian Hejaz Railway
Ma’an Governorate transportInfrastructure Hejaz Railway
this entity surface form: Hejaz Railway (historic alignment)
Ottoman garrisons in Syria locatedIn Hejaz Railway